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Louisville football sets Cardinal Stadium attendance record at season opener

:ouisville fan Alex Phillips and Notre Dame fan Trevor Lynes of Chicago guarded their parking spot for friends before the Louisville-Notre Dame game Monday afternoon. Thousands of fans showed up early to tailgate before the game against Notre Dame. Matt Stone/Courier Journal

Emily Haddaway tossed the football around before the Louisville-Notre Dame game Monday afternoon. Russell actually went to UK but wore an Irish jersey to the game. Thousands of fans showed up early to tailgate before the game against Notre Dame. Matt Stone/Courier Journal

'Make the Cards Great Again' says the shirt of Dave Baker wore. His wife Terry made before the 2019 football season while tailgating before the Cards game against the Irish. Thousands of fans showed up early to tailgate before the game against Notre Dame. Matt Stone/Courier Journal

Lauren Huebler and Kellen Russell played corn hole with friends before the Louisville-Notre Dame game Monday afternoon. Russell actually went to UK but wore an Irish jersey to the game. Thousands of fans showed up early to tailgate before the game against Notre Dame. Matt Stone/Courier Journal

Dennis Brishaber cooks up some meat and chats with friends while tailgating before the Cards game against the Irish. Thousands of fans showed up early to tailgate before the game against Notre Dame. Matt Stone/Courier Journal

Lauren Huebler and Kellen Russell played corn hole with friends before the Louisville-Notre Dame game Monday afternoon. Russell actually went to UK but wore an Irish jersey to the game. Thousands of fans showed up early to tailgate before the game against Notre Dame. Matt Stone/Courier Journal

Brian Whaley and David Looney played some corn hole with their wives before the Cards game against the Irish. Thousands of fans showed up early to tailgate before the game against Notre Dame. Matt Stone/Courier Journal

Hannah Koloski threw a bean bag with friends before the Louisville-Notre Dame game Monday afternoon. Thousands of fans showed up early to tailgate before the game against Notre Dame. Matt Stone/Courier Journal

Amanda Kinnard holds up the jersey of Dayna Kinnard with husband and father Gary Kinnard before the UofL-Notre Dame game. Thousands of fans showed up early to tailgate before the game against Notre Dame. Matt Stone/Courier Journal

Louisville quarterback Juwan Pass looks towards the thousands of fans who lined up for Cardmarch before the game against Notre Dame Monday afternoon for the Cardinals' season opener for 2019. Matt Stone/Courier Journal

Louisville's coach Scott Satterfield and the rest of the team make their way through the crowd during Card March before the Louisville vs Notre Dame game on Sept. 2, 2019. Scott Utterback/Courier Journal

Louisville's coach Scott Satterfield and the rest of the team make their way through the crowd during Card March before the Louisville vs Notre Dame game on Sept. 2, 2019. Scott Utterback/Courier Journal